Ecology and transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans;Écologie et mode de transmission de Mycobacterium ulcerans

Pathologie Biologie

Volumn 51, Issue 8-9, 2003, Pages 490-495

  Marsollier, L ^a   Aubry, J ^b   Saint Andre J P ^a   Robert, R ^c   Legras, P ^a   Manceau, A L ^a   Bourdon, S ^a   Audrain, C ^d   Carbonnelle, B ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^d Universite d'Angers   (France)

Author keywords

Aquatic plants; Mycobacterium ulcerans; Salivary glands; Transmission; Water bugs

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BURULI ULCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; TROPICS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; INSECTS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS;

EID: 0642274166     PISSN: 03698114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0369-8114(03)00151-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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